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Nigeria Losing Over N200b Annually From Weak Sugar Tax Implementation – CAPPA
New Telegraph
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July 8, 2025
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has revealed that Nigeria is losing over ₦200 billion annually due to ineffective implementation of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) tax. Speaking at a media roundtable on...
GTBank Nigeria: The SWIFT Snail of Banking or Forex Trading Tycoon?
The Herald
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July 8, 2025
Oh, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), you illustrious titan of Nigerian banking, how you’ve mastered the art of turning a simple SWIFT transfer into a saga worthy of a Nollywood blockbuster! Picture this: a customer, innocently tucked away in America,...
Nigeria losing over N200b from SSB tax yearly – CAPPA
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the loss of over N200 billion annually due to gaps in the implementation of the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax. CAPPA’s Executive Director, Mr. Akinbode...
Bahraini-Moroccan Business Meeting in the Food Industry Scheduled for November
bizbahrain
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July 8, 2025
A high-level Bahraini-Moroccan business meeting focused on the food industry is set to take place in Bahrain this coming November. The event will bring together representatives from leading Moroccan food industry companies and their Bahraini...
It’s Time To Raise Nigeria’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax – CAPPA Boss
The Will
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July 8, 2025
July 08, (THEWILL) — The Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, has issued a powerful call to action urging the Nigerian government to significantly increase the...
Morocco, Poland discuss means to strengthen trade relations in Warsaw
Hespress
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July 8, 2025
Morocco’s Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade, Omar Hejira, held talks on Monday in Warsaw with Polish counterpart Michal Brunowski on ways to strengthen trade between the two countries. This visit is part of the implementation of the...
18 must-try Summer Restaurant Week dishes
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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With 45 participating restaurants, foodies in Madison have a near impossible task in in choosing where to eat during Summer Restaurant Week (July 20-25). The tough decisions don’t end there: On each fixed-price, three-course menu, diners will need...
‘It’ll improve Nigerians’ health’ — CAPPA calls for increased tax on sugar-sweetened drinks
The Cable
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July 8, 2025
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government to increase Nigeria’s current sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. Akinbode Oluwafemi, executive director of CAPPA, spoke on Tuesday at a...
Nwabuezes: 17 years marital journey, 10 years of philanthropism through Tilova for Africa
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 8, 2025
On July 5, 2025, the God ordained marriage between Martin Nwabueze and Chisom clocked 17 years. The union is handsomely , beautifully and richly blessed with children who are doing well in their own right in the United States of America, the land...
Equatorial Coca-Cola to acquire Voltic and West African Refreshments Limited
Business and Financial Times
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July 8, 2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have reached an agreement for ECCBC to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL). Voltic is a subsidiary of CCBA and WARL...
Addis Adventure: Using the Ethiopian Airlines Program to Add Another Country to Your African Itinerary
Global Atlanta - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
It was a short ride to the Skylight Hotel, but the shuttle was long enough to discover that one of my fellow passengers hailed from my hometown. Of all the places in the world, landing Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was surreal enough for this boy from...
Purp, Raymu Emerge Finalists for Bigi-Powered Nigerian Idol Season 10 Grand Finale
Alexa.ng
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July 8, 2025
Purp, Raymu Emerge Finalists for Bigi-Powered Nigerian Idol Season 10 Grand Finale Lagos, Nigeria – July 8, 2025 — After weeks of intense competition, soulful renditions, and captivating stage performances, Nigerian Idol Season 10 is set for a...
Suntory launches US$3B multi-beverage business in Australia with carbon-neutral facility
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 8, 2025
AUSTRALIA – Japanese beverage giant Suntory has officially launched its new US$3 billion multi-beverage business in the Australian market under the name Suntory Oceania. The initiative positions Suntory as the fourth largest multi-beverage group...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Ltd.
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have reached an agreement for ECCBC to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL). Voltic is a subsidiary of CCBA, and WARL...
Glasgow Food Stories: Giovanna Eusebi on the family memories that inspire her West End deli and restaurant
GlasgowWorld
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July 8, 2025
Eusebi Deli have established themselves as one of the best restaurants in Glasgow and there’s a good reason why. Whether you go into Eusebi’s at eight in the morning for a coffee or later on in the evening for an aperitivo and plate of lasagna,...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company acquires Voltic and West African Refreshments Limited
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The West African beverage landscape is set for a significant shake-up as Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) announces the finalisation of a major agreement to acquire two key subsidiaries operating in Ghana: Voltic (GH) Limited and West...
South Africa’s fish exports outrun inflation, gains global traction
Zawya
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South Africa’s fish and seafood sector is showing strong export performance, outpacing inflation. According to Eighty20, a consumer and data science company that highlights shifting consumer trends in retail and brand preferences across income...
South African equities rise cautiously as May manufacturing report and US tariffs take focus
LondonlovesBusiness
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July 8, 2025
South African equities opened slightly higher on Tuesday, extending modest gains as the JSE FTSE Top 40 Index approached the 90,000-point threshold, supported by strength in energy minerals, distribution services and utilities. Despite this early...
Equatorial Coca-Cola to acquire Voltic and West African Refreshments
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 8, 2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have reached an agreement for ECCBC to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL). Voltic is a subsidiary of CCBA and WARL...
Female brewer trains South Africa’s future
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After pouring brown, gritty liquid from a huge silver tank into a flute-like container known as a refractometer, South African beer brewing master Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela gives an expert nod of approval and passes it around to her...